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Weather Blog: 'Fall'ing into a weather groove

By Jeremy Nelson, WeatherWatch 12 Meteorologist

Published On: Sep 25 2013 11:18:14 AM CDT

Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 blog! Fall is only three days old, but the young season has fallen into a weather groove. Cool mornings and seasonal to mild afternoons have been the rule. In today's blog we discuss a warm-up and when the next chance of rain enters the forecast.

To put some perspective on the current weather, Milwaukee's average high is now 68 and average low is 51. Temperatures gradually nudge above average in the next day or so.

Looking ahead to Thursday, temperatures should jump into the low 70s in many locations. The NAM computer model forecast map below is valid at 1pm Thursday. The Midwest will be mild/warm by September standards and dry. Cool/cold air is lukring over Canada, but still over 1000 miles away!

Expect temperatures to continue to push higher into the 70s on Friday as a cold front will remain to the west of Wisconsin. The WPC surface forecast map below is valid at 7am Friday morning. Lots of sunshine and dry weather will lead to a beautiful fall day. Temperatures should settle back into the 60s for high school football Friday evening -- perfect!

The cold front to the west will arrive late Saturday or Saturday night providing southern Wisconsin with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. The timing may be perfect for many, as the daytime hours look mainly dry this weekend.

Finally, I met a great group of second graders at Frederick J. Gaenslen School in Milwaukee today. We talked about Wisconsin's four seasons and how the weather varies and did some cool weather demonstrations. The photo below shows the second graders checking out the tornado simulator.

For the latest weather information watch WISN 12 News, and for updates throughout the day follow me on Twitter @jnelsonweather

Have a great day!

Jeremy Nelson

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